Immigration History Research Center : University of Minnesota

Immigration History Research Center
ihrc@umn.edu
612-625-4800

Immigration History Research Center.

The Immigration History Research Center promotes interdisciplinary research on international migration, develops archives documenting immigrant and refugee life, especially in the U.S., and makes specialized scholarship accessible to students, teachers, and the public.

Scholarly Initiatives

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Other IHRC Notices

IHRC Archives closed for research on Wednesday, June 19, 2013.

IHRC Archives will be closed for research on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. The reading room will be open 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. for researchers who will have requested their materials in advance.
(Continue Reading)May 20th, 2013
IHRC/IHRC Archives Awards and Appreciation Ceremony

Please join us at the IHRC and IHRC Archives Awards and Appreciation Ceremony honoring staff, faculty, students, and volunteers!
May 8, 2013
4:00 to 6:00 pm
120 Elmer L. Andersen Library
Keystone Awards
Cindy Herring
Jeff Nelson
Haven Hawley
Career Achievement Award
Prof. Katherine Fennelly
Certificates of Appreciation
Michael Anuta
Katie Evans
Emily Janisch
Kris Kiesling
Halyna Myroniuk
Mia Overly
Lisa Vecoli
Margaret Yzaguirre
(Continue Reading)April 24th, 2013
Former Director Donna Gabaccia Selected for University's Outstanding Service Award!

Congratulations to Donna Gabaccia for being selected as been selected as one of two honorees to receive the 2013 University of Minnesota Outstanding Community Service Award--Faculty from the Office of Public Engagement.
This award is the one of highest honors the University gives to a faculty member for service to the community and recognizes the substantial and significant contributions Prof. Gabaccia made to her work at the IHRC building University-community partnerships and programs benefit university students, faculty, staff, community partners and citizens across the state and provide an exemplary model of a publicly engaged professional.
(Continue Reading)April 24th, 2013

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Search thousands of photographs, illustrations, texts, and other archival materials selected from the IHRC collections using the UMedia Archive.

Orientation for researchers (PDF) to use IHRC Collections.
On site research? Register first in Room 219 Andersen Library.
Consultations with collection staff by appointment. IHRC Hours
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Books

IHRC books are catalogued by the University of Minnesota Libraries and their bibliographic records are accessible in the online public access catalogue MNCAT.

Orientation for researchers (PDF) to use IHRC Collections.
On site research? Register first in Room 219 Andersen Library.
Consultations with collection staff by appointment. IHRC Hours
Make an appointment.

Periodicals

Orientation for researchers (PDF) to use IHRC Collections.
On site research? Register first in Room 219 Andersen Library.
Consultations with collection staff by appointment. IHRC Hours
Make an appointment.

Other Collection Notes

Archivists from Tallinn at IHRC Archives

Continuing a tradition which began in 2009, two archivists from the National Archives of Estonia in Tallinn are currently working at the IHRC Archives. Peeter Valjas and Aet Tonissoo will be with us for a month.
(Continue Reading)April 8th, 2013
IHRC contributes to DPLA/Europeana exhibition

IHRC has recently worked with the Digital Public Library of America and the Europeana Digital Library to contribute images of items from the collections of the IHRC Archives to a new on-line exhibition "Leaving Europe: A new life in America."
(Continue Reading)December 18th, 2012